FILM SCHEDULE
SAFE HAVEN
Monday, November 16, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 78 minutes Director: Lisa Molmot SAFE HAVEN weaves together the powerful stories of U.S. war resisters who sought safe haven in Canada during both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. The film shows the reality and the myth of Canada as a welcoming country to those seeking protection. Film Website |
SERVITUDE
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 72 minutes Director(s): Renato Barbieri, Neto Borges A feature-length documentary about contemporary slave labor focusing on the Brazilian Amazon. With narration by Negra Li, the documentary is a resounding record of one of the greatest ills in Brazil. Film Trailer |
SOCKEYE SALMON, RED FISH
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 51 minutes Director(s): Dmitriy Shpilenok, Vladislav Grishin Sockeye, a species of wild salmon, is born in Kamchatkan waters and spends its entire life in the Pacific Ocean. It is an inexhaustible resource that feeds billions of people on the planet, restored every year! But soon, we may face the unimaginable: humans will exhaust the inexhaustible! Film Trailer |
FROM DURBAN TO TOMORROW
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 40 minutes Director: Dylan Mohan Gray From Durban To Tomorrow is set as the International Aids Conference - the largest health conference in the world - comes to Durban, South Africa. In the film, we visit five activists and learn about their work to ensure access to treatment and quality health care for people who are most vulnerable and marginalized. Film Trailer |
ALICE STREET
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 60 minutes Director: Spencer Wilkinson In a rapidly gentrifying city, the construction of a luxury condominium threatens a local mural forcing the artists and a neighborhood to rally to protect its history, voice, and land. Film Website |
NEVER GOING BACK
Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 12:30 PM Runtime: 65 minutes Director: Janette A. López When Explorer left Honduras, she left everything behind. In the middle of the night, she didn’t have the chance to ask where she was going. This Honduran family traveled to Mexico looking for a safe place. This film is a brief chapter of this family’s journey to protect their daughters’ lives. Film Trailer |
INDEBTED TO ALL WOMEN
Sunday, November 22, 2020 - 7:00 PM Runtime: 60 minutes Director(s): Roi Guitián, María Lobo Abortion in El Salvador is punished with 20-40 years in prison. Indebted to All Women wants to give voice to those women suffering and struggling to change one of the most restrictive law in the world for sexual & reproductive rights. Film Trailer |
HOW TO WATCH
We are excited to announce that, for the first time ever, RDJFF will be going digital. This year’s festival will take place online. Connect from home through Xerb.tv.
Sign up for a Xerb.tv account instructions.
We recommend signing up for an account in advance. Here is how you can access your free tickets:
Step 1: Go to your internet browser and enter Xerb.tv.
Step 2: Click 'Sign up' in the top right-hand corner.
Step 3: Type in your email address, select display name and choose a password for your account. Click 'Submit'
Step 4: Check your email and clink the link to verify your registration.
Step 5: Type "Marda Loop Justice Film Festival' in the search bar on Xerb.tv to reserve your free ticket for the festival.
We are excited to announce that, for the first time ever, RDJFF will be going digital. This year’s festival will take place online. Connect from home through Xerb.tv.
Sign up for a Xerb.tv account instructions.
We recommend signing up for an account in advance. Here is how you can access your free tickets:
Step 1: Go to your internet browser and enter Xerb.tv.
Step 2: Click 'Sign up' in the top right-hand corner.
Step 3: Type in your email address, select display name and choose a password for your account. Click 'Submit'
Step 4: Check your email and clink the link to verify your registration.
Step 5: Type "Marda Loop Justice Film Festival' in the search bar on Xerb.tv to reserve your free ticket for the festival.